Each day begins with gratitude

Do you start your day with gratitude? Joan, our dog Eldred, and I start our day with a Qigong movement, a prayer of sorts, related to gratitude.  It’s a three-part movement — “I am grateful for”, “I surrender to”, and “Give me the strength to meet the challenges of the day”. This movement with a few other energizing movements and words, raise […]

Why I love Autumn

Oh, so many reasons I love Autumn. I love Autumn, cooler temperatures, softer light, and wonderful color changes. This last weekend I was enjoying the Autumn change with Diablo Valley Lions Club members at our fundraising yard sale. We met at “Oh Dark O’clock” at 6 am in Pleasant Hill, at Christ the King Church parking lot. We […]

Setting your internal time clock

Is it time to reset your internal time clock? My wife, Joan has been listening to motivational seminars/summits for years. Recently we both listened to the Younger, Longer Summit on aging well and longevity. One speaker, The Wellness Mama, suggested sitting outside in the early morning daylight. How important it is to your health to […]

A restorative Father’s Day hike!

Are you ready for a restorative hike? Over the past 18 years, every time we drove to my Mother-In-Law’s in  Auburn, I would take note of the Cosumnes River Preserve. We never stopped to visit. We just drove along the Sacramento River’s deepwater channel, on the Sacramento Delta, then turned north on Interstate 5. I could clearly see […]

Do you need musical magic restored in your home?

Is your home filled with musical magic? Our dog, Eldred, and I walk most days, morning and evening. We walk through the neighborhood down to the river, along the harbor, to our dog park, and back through Old Town Pittsburg. Eldred checks every bush and tree for pesky lizards, squirrels, and cats. I just talk to people […]

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